EP0999118A2 - Doppelter Boden für Kraftfahrzeuge - Google Patents

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EP0999118A2
EP0999118A2 EP99308740A EP99308740A EP0999118A2 EP 0999118 A2 EP0999118 A2 EP 0999118A2 EP 99308740 A EP99308740 A EP 99308740A EP 99308740 A EP99308740 A EP 99308740A EP 0999118 A2 EP0999118 A2 EP 0999118A2
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Edward J. Abramoski
Karl M. Siebertz
James R. Feustel
Brian R. Spahn
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/06—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of footrests
    • B60N3/066—Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of footrests with protection systems against abnormal g-forces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R2021/003—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks characterised by occupant or pedestian
    • B60R2021/0039—Body parts of the occupant or pedestrian affected by the accident
    • B60R2021/0046—Feet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R2021/0206—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like
    • B60R2021/0226—Self-supporting restraint systems, e.g. restraining arms, plates or the like mounted on fire wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/09—Control elements or operating handles movable from an operative to an out-of-the way position, e.g. pedals, switch knobs, window cranks

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  • the present invention relates generally to floors for vehicles and, more specifically, to a secondary floor assembly for a motor vehicle.
  • the above structural floor assembly has worked well, it suffers from the disadvantage that the energy absorbing material only resists axial loads and offers limited benefits for bending moments for an ankle of an occupant during a frontal impact of the motor vehicle. As a result, the rearward movement of the structural floor assembly may push a ball of the foot which would rotate the foot relative to a tibia, resulting in potential injury to an ankle of the occupant.
  • Another disadvantage of the structural floor assembly is that any local deformations of the toeboard and/or floorpan could potentially result in entrapment of a heel of the foot, thereby increasing forces and moments on the foot and ankle, resulting in potential injury.
  • the present invention is a secondary floor assembly for a motor vehicle including a floorpan extending generally horizontally and a toeboard extending generally upwardly at an angle from the floorpan.
  • the secondary floor assembly includes a heel portion extending laterally and longitudinally along the floorpan and a toe portion connected to the heel portion and extending laterally and upwardly along the toeboard for pushing a heel of a foot of an occupant of the motor vehicle rearwardly during a frontal impact of the motor vehicle.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 includes a heel portion 26 extending laterally and longitudinally over a localised area of the floorpan 16.
  • the heel portion 26 extends laterally a distance slightly greater than a projected floor contact area where one or both feet of an occupant rests on the structural floor assembly 14.
  • the heel portion 26 extends laterally a distance slightly greater than a distance of the accelerator pedal 22 and brake pedal 24. In either embodiment, the heel portion 26 extends rearwardly a distance to cover the entire foot or just the heel of the foot of the occupant.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 includes a toe portion 28 extending laterally and longitudinally over a localised area of the toeboard 18.
  • the toe portion 28 extends laterally the same distance as the heel portion 26.
  • the toe portion 28 extends upwardly a distance slightly greater than a distance of the entire foot of the occupant.
  • the toe portion 28 extends upwardly a distance slightly greater than the location of the accelerator pedal 22 and brake pedal 24.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 may be attached to the structural floor assembly 14 by suitable means such as clips, rivets or an adhesive (not shown).
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 may be include a first layer 30 of foam or sound absorbing material and a second layer 32 of carpeting covering the first layer 30. It should be appreciated that any attachments to the structural floor assembly 14 would have to be separate or become disconnected so that the secondary floor assembly 10 will maintain substantially its original shape.
  • the secondary floor assembly 110 may include a first layer 130 of foam or sound absorbing material disposed between the structural floor assembly 14 and the toe portion 128 and heel portion 126.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 may include another layer 131 of foam or sound absorbing material covering the toe portion 128 and heel portion 126.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 may include a third layer 132 of carpeting covering the second layer 131. It should be appreciated that the toe portion 128 and heel portion 126 could be embedded in a single piece of foam or sound absorbing material. It should also be appreciated that the toe portion 128 and heel portion 126 is a loose piece between the structural floor assembly 14 and the layer 132 of carpeting.
  • the secondary floor ⁇ assembly 210 may include a support member 240 disposed between the structural floor assembly 14 and the toe portion 228 and heel portion 226.
  • the support member 240 is made of a foam material such as a high density foam and has the same dimensions as the heel portion 226 and toe portion 228.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 may include a first layer 230 of foam or sound absorbing material covering the heel portion 226 and toe portion 228.
  • the secondary floor assembly 210 may also include a second layer 232 of carpeting covering the first layer 230.
  • the heel portion 226 and toe portion 228 are made of a metal material.
  • the support member 240 may also include a layer (not shown) of metal on the top and bottom thereof. It should be appreciated that the heel portion 226 and toe portion 228 are secured to the support member 240 by suitable means such as an adhesive.
  • the rearward movement of the secondary floor assembly 10 helps to protect the foot 62 of the occupant from possible entrapment caused by the buckling or local deformation of the toeboard 18 and/or floorpan 16. It should be appreciated that the secondary floor assembly 110 and 210 operate in a similar manner.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10 functions to reduce lower leg injury by reducing ankle rotation and inhibiting foot entrapment.
  • the secondary floor assembly 10, 110, 210 reduces tibia moments up to approximately eighty percent, resulting in a sixty percent reduction in a lower tibia index calculation.
EP99308740A 1998-11-04 1999-11-03 Doppelter Boden für Kraftfahrzeuge Expired - Lifetime EP0999118B1 (de)

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US09/186,232 US6224133B1 (en) 1998-11-04 1998-11-04 Secondary floor assembly

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